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Brian Mathew vs Chris Coghlan

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

258 same votes 6 different votes 264 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
29 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 4 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 4 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
52.4%
20% below average
Rank 616 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
309
590 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
58.6% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
128
41.4% of votes cast
13
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Contributions
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

#1
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Education
33 of 50 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
70 of 112 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API